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Bleach is an American Christian rock band based in Nashville, Tennessee.
History
Bleach was formed at Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Kentucky, in 1995, originally under the name Muffin.
In 1997, the band earned a Dove Award in the category of Modern Rock Recorded Song of the Year for its song “Epidermis Girl”, from its first album Space. The follow-up album, Static, reached No. 22 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.
In 2004, the band members announced that they were disbanding. The band said goodbye to its fans in the form of a farewell tour, which was followed by the final album Farewell Old Friends released March 1, 2005. Their “last show” was performed on August 29, 2004, in Nashville, but on March 13, 2005, the band performed a reunion show to benefit the Aaron Marrs Memorial Fund. It also performed a reunion show at The O.C. Supertones‘s last show, at Biola University on October 7, 2005.
“Super Good Feeling” is on the Seltzer 2 album, “Waving Goodbye” on the Seltzer 3 album and a cover of dc Talk‘s “Heavenbound” on the Forefront Ten album.
In 2010, Bleach reunited.
Davy Baysinger and Jared Byers have a side project band: Royal Empire Music. They have written songs for a compilation CD series called My Other Band for Mono vs. Stereo records. Russ Fox is now playing guitar in the rock band The Red Velvet and runs Huntington’s Broadmoor Recording Studio.
Additionally, they made an appearance at the Cornerstone Festival in 2010, and at the Sonshine Festival in July 2010.
The band started their “Four States Tour” in July 2011 and began work on an EP which was never released. The band has maintained an active social media site and reunites to plays shows periodically. Most notably the “Rock 2 Adopt” acoustic show and auction May 23, 2017, with MercyMe, Plumb and Rhett Walker and “Journey Fest” July 17, 2021.
Appearances in media
- Bleach’s music is featured in the Christian video game Dance Praise. The songs “Heartbeat”, “Rock N Roll”, “Static” and “Super Good Feeling” are included with the game.
- “Heartbeat” is used in the romantic comedy film Extreme Days (2001) and in its accompanying soundtrack.
- “Rock N Roll” is used in the second season of teen drama television series Dawson’s Creek (episode 16), “Static” in the third season (episode 4), and “Super Good Feeling” the third season (episode 6).
- “We Are Tomorrow” was used on ESPN‘s SportsCenter in 2003.
- “Broke in the Head” is used in the first season of the television series Roswell (episode 8) and “Knocked Out” in the second season (episode 13) titled “Disturbing Behavior”.
- “Good as Gold” is used in the third season of the “CW” show One Tree Hill (episode 7).
Album-by-album
Space
Forefront released Space on October 29, 1996 (1996-10-29).
Space is identified as the debut studio album in the band catalogue.
Space was at 9070 Studios (Brentwood, Tennessee) The Salt Mine (Nashville, Tennessee) House of Insomnia (Franklin, Tennessee) and with production credited to Barry Blair.
Bleach
Forefront released Bleach on November 2, 1999 (1999-11-02).
Bleach is identified as the third studio album in the band catalogue.
Again For The First Time
Again For The First Time arrived on August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27) through Tooth & Nail Records.
Again For The First Time is identified as the fourth studio album in the band catalogue.
Again For The First Time was recorded 2002 at Playground Studio Nashville, TennesseeSac River in Stockton, MissouriEMI Studio in Nashville, TennesseeVital Studios in Nashville, TennesseeOran's Garage/Studio B and with production credited to Oran Thornton.
Astronomy
The band released Astronomy on October 21, 2003 (2003-10-21) through Tooth & Nail Records.
Astronomy is identified as the fifth studio album in the band catalogue.
Astronomy was recorded 2003 at Compound Recordings, Seattle, WA and with production credited to Oran ThorntonBleach.
Farewell Old Friends
Farewell Old Friends arrived on March 1, 2005 (2005-03-01) through Tooth & Nail Records.
Farewell Old Friends is identified as the sixth studio album in the band catalogue.
Farewell Old Friends was recorded 2004 and with production credited to Oran Thornton.
Latest
Once Again Here We Are (Fox Den 2026)
Bleach – Topic
August 20, 2026
Run Things (feat. J. Gamble & Samp Le Cutter)
Bleach – Topic
June 26, 2026
Let’s Go! (feat. Bobby Craves & Samp Le Cutter)
Bleach – Topic
June 4, 2026
Tour Dates
Discography
Other releases
Space
Static
Bleach
Again, for the First Time
Astronomy
Farewell Old Friends
Audio/Visual (compilation)
Band Bloodlines
Follow the musicians who connect Bleach to other bands and projects. Confirmed release appearances are included when reliable source evidence is available.
David Baysinger
Confirmed release appearances: Space (1996, vocals).
Sam Barnhart
Confirmed release appearances: Farewell Old Friends (2005, guitar, vocals), Space (1996, guitars, backing vocals).
Brad Ford
Confirmed release appearances: Space (1996, Wurlitzer electric piano, guitars).
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References
- ^ “Bleach”. Your Favorite Band podcast. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^ a b “Bleach”. Today’s Christian Music. CCMMagazine. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ “Bleach”. AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ^ “Bleach Says Farewell”. August 18, 2004. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ DiBiase, John (February 27, 2005). “Bleach Farewell Old Friends Review”. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ “Cornerstone Festival 2011 :: Bands”. Cornerstonefestival.com. June 30, 2011. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ^ “Sonshine Music Festival // Willmar, MN // July 14–17, 2010”. Sonshinefestival.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ^ “Bleach Announce Show Dates!”. April 6, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ “Bleach Facebook page”. Facebook. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ “Bleach Performs Reunion Show, Joined By MercyMe, In Support of Adoption”. May 17, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ “Bleach to Return and Play Reunion Gig”. June 27, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ “Extremedays (2001) – Soundtracks”. IMDb. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ a b “Bleach”. IMDb. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ “Bleach Discography, Bleach Artist Database, Bleach Lyrics | Jesusfreakhideout.com”. www.jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
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